Overview

• The 1993 BBC four-part adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover is now available to stream on Prime Video for a fee.
• Joely Richardson and Sean Bean headline the period drama directed by Ken Russell, portraying the inter-class romance between Constance Chatterley and her groundskeeper.
• D. H. Lawrence’s 1928 novel faced bans in the UK, the US, Australia, India, Japan and elsewhere before the 1960 R v Penguin Books Ltd trial cleared its path to legal publication.
• IMDb users have awarded the series perfect scores, commending its faithfulness to the source material, striking visuals and Sean Bean’s performance.
• Renewed availability of the adaptation has prompted fresh interest in the novel’s exploration of sexuality, class division and social change.